<p>High-performance and low-cost anode materials are critical for superior sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Herein, high-yield porous carbon nanofiber (CNF) anode materials (named CNFs@Cu–Ni) are prepared by chemical vapor deposition using a specialized nanoporous Cu–Ni alloy catalyst. Density functional theory calculations indicate that Ni incorporation results in a shift of the d-band center of the catalyst from −2.34157 to −1.93682 eV. This phenomenon elucidates the remarkable adsorption capacity of the Cu–Ni catalyst toward C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>, thereby facilitating the catalytic growth of high-performance CNFs. With this approach, a superior yield of 258.6% for deposited carbon is reached after growth for 1 h. The CNFs@Cu–Ni anode presents an outstanding discharge capacity of 193.6 mAh·g<sup>−1</sup> at 1.0 A·g<sup>−1</sup> over 1000 cycles and an exceptional rate capability by maintaining a capacity of 158.9 mAh·g<sup>−1</sup> even at 5.0 A·g<sup>−1</sup> in an ether-based electrolyte. It also exhibits excellent performance in the CNFs@Cu–Ni//NVP full battery attributed to the presence of abundant Na<sup>+</sup> adsorption sites on its surface. This study presents a new concept for the advancement of high-performance carbonaceous electrodes for SIBs.</p>

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High-yield carbon nanofibers derived from nanoporous Cu catalyst alloyed with Ni for sodium storage with high cycling stability

  • Zhenyang Yu,
  • Changqi Duan,
  • Qi Sun,
  • Jinhu Ma,
  • Yifang Zhang,
  • Mengmeng Zhang,
  • Delin Zhang,
  • Zhijia Zhang,
  • Zhiyan Jia,
  • Yong Jiang

摘要

High-performance and low-cost anode materials are critical for superior sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Herein, high-yield porous carbon nanofiber (CNF) anode materials (named CNFs@Cu–Ni) are prepared by chemical vapor deposition using a specialized nanoporous Cu–Ni alloy catalyst. Density functional theory calculations indicate that Ni incorporation results in a shift of the d-band center of the catalyst from −2.34157 to −1.93682 eV. This phenomenon elucidates the remarkable adsorption capacity of the Cu–Ni catalyst toward C2H2, thereby facilitating the catalytic growth of high-performance CNFs. With this approach, a superior yield of 258.6% for deposited carbon is reached after growth for 1 h. The CNFs@Cu–Ni anode presents an outstanding discharge capacity of 193.6 mAh·g−1 at 1.0 A·g−1 over 1000 cycles and an exceptional rate capability by maintaining a capacity of 158.9 mAh·g−1 even at 5.0 A·g−1 in an ether-based electrolyte. It also exhibits excellent performance in the CNFs@Cu–Ni//NVP full battery attributed to the presence of abundant Na+ adsorption sites on its surface. This study presents a new concept for the advancement of high-performance carbonaceous electrodes for SIBs.